"We demand an amendment to the Constitution of the United States enfranchising women"."
Iron Jawed Angels is a 2004 American historical drama film directed by Katja von Garnier. The film stars Hilary Swank as suffragist leader Alice Paul, Frances O'Connor as activist Lucy Burns, Julia Ormond as Inez Milholland, and Anjelica Huston as Carrie Chapman Catt. It received critical acclaim after the film premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
"Were legitimate citizens. Were taxed without representation. Were not allowed to serve on juries so were not tried by our peers. Its unconscionable, not to mention unconstitutional. We dont make the laws but we have to obey them like children"."
"Forward out of the darkness. Leave behind the night. Forward out of terror, forward into light" - Quoting President Wilson"
"We have forgotten the history of the country when we have forgotten to agitate when it is necessary Woodrow Wilson, September 8, 1916."
"You ask me to explain myself. Im just wondering, what needs to be explained? It should be very clear. Look into your own heart—I swear to you, mine is no different. You want a place in a trades and professions where you can earn your bread; so do I. You want the means of self-expression, some way to satisfy your own personal ambitions; so do I. You want a voice in the government under which you live; so do I. What is there to explain?"
"Were citizens or were chattel. You dont really need a degree from Harvard to figure that out"."
"I believe the might of America is the love of its people for the Freedom of Mankind Woodrow Wilson, March 6, 1915."